Location Term: Carls Family YMCA

  • Did you know…the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is an official census community engagement partner? As part of our continued commitment to family and community, we have offered to help get the word out about the importance of taking the census. The census has a direct effect on what federal funds get allocated to our region…

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  • Halloween at the Y (HAY) is a known and loved community celebration that has taken place at Metro Detroit’s 10 YMCA locations for many years. For the past three years, Metro Detroit Y’s have rolled out with Healthy Halloween at the Y which is unlike other events in the community, transforming the focus from candy…

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  • Today YMCA staff were able to show our Advocacy Board what our expansion downstairs will look like!  Almost 15 years ago, staff and volunteers were getting ready to open the Carls Family YMCA to offer community programs that were designed to meet our community’s needs: a place to gather for events and to share activities.…

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  • We are so excited for construction to begin at the Carls Family YMCA!  Today we broke out the hard hats and construction tape to get ready.  Stop by and ask our staff about our exciting plans to provide more space, more classes, and more opportunities for our community. Some of the major upgrades to Carls YMCA…

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  • “I have recently become involved at the Carls Family YMCA located in Milford and want to share something about my experience with you. I guard my time for charitable endeavors, devoting the vast majority of it to Rotary. That has certainly served me well, as I think it has drastically changed my life for the…

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  • School Break Camp

    When school is out, fun is in at the Y. School break camp includes all of the fun character-building camp activities any time school is out. The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit offers school break camps for elementary children, preschoolers and teens at most of our YMCA branches.

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  • Five hundred pounds and counting

    The Carls Family YMCA recently initiated its annual food drive and has accumulated more than 500 pounds of nonperishable items that will benefit two community charities. The food drive kicked off on Thanksgiving morning and will run over the next several weeks. Both Community Sharing and Active Faith, local community health centers that have food pantries…

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  • All over metro Detroit, local Ys are hard at work gathering candy and mapping out their haunted houses. Halloween at the Y is almost here! Halloween at the Y is safe fun for everyone. Join in on the free festivities at your local Y: Birmingham Family YMCA: October 24, 5-7 p.m. Boll Family YMCA: October 24,…

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  • YMCA members are so passionate about the Y’s cause that they use their own time to raise funds. Bert Weening, who has helped send countless kids to camp over the years, uses a walker and is 86 years old, but it doesn’t stop him from raising funds at local businesses near Carls Family YMCA.

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